Horsham, St Mark, North Heath Lane

When the original St Marks at Carfax was pulled down, its dedication was transferred to a new church in the northern part of the town. It was built in 1988-90, by J C T Warren of Architectural and Planning Partnership, a local firm (CBg 23 p42). It is planned in what he called an evolutionary style, centred on a west tower and spire, flanked by transepts of triangular plan. The upper part of the main body of the church consists of a continuously glazed clerestory, punctuated by what are in effect flying buttresses. The clerestory is continued round the three-sided east end. The effect is intended to recall perceptions of a church in an earlier age, leaving no doubt about the purpose of the building.